Aaron Taylor-Johnson finally opens up about playing Kraven The Hunter

Last Updated on March 10, 2022

Aaron Taylor-Johnson hasn’t really opened up about being cast as Kraven The Hunter in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spinoff of the same name but he’s finally speaking on taking on the role and revealing that he’s beginning training to get in shape for the part.

During an interview for Hero Magazine that he shared with The Amazing Spider-Man’s Andrew Garfield, Taylor-Johnson stated that he’s now training for the role near the production office for the film which is located just outside of London. That actor said, “I’m good! I’m in England, I’m not in London but just outside, close to the production office [for Kraven the Hunter]. I’m staying here because I’ve got a bunch of stunt training to do for this movie, so the director and I are bunking up for the next couple of weeks.”

Taylor-Johnson will be engaging in some aggressive training to do the character justice because he is known for his physical attributes and his strength and combat skills. The actor also went on to further discuss his physical appearance and his take on engaging in the training for the role:

“You do come at it from another angle, which is back-to-front for me. It’s like you’re coming at it from the physical aspect, because that’s what you can see from a comic book. You go, ‘Oh, he looks like that, so I have to look like that.’ You see that, and then you start to backtrack and dig deeper, and go, ‘This is where he originates from, then he has this relationship and that relationship…’ You just hope that you’re going to portray something that you can bring to life.”

Garfield, who has some experience taking on a fan-favorite character, asked Taylor-Johnson about how he felt stepping in to portray a character that may lead fans to have their own pre-conceptions, reservations, and opinions. The actor started by saying, “It comes with its challenges. As you know!”, and he went on to discuss the pressure that comes along with taking on something this big:

“There is, again, room for an interpretation, and you want to be able to bring something and let it pop off the page. It’s another new challenge, we talk about putting yourself under pressure all the time. I don’t step away from controversial s***, I don’t know what it is, but I’m always drawn to the thing that might actually give me a f****** stroke!”

Kraven The Hunter with Aaron Taylor-Johnson is expected to hit screens On January 13, 2023. Directed by J.C. Chandor, the film also stars Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Ariana DeBose, and Russell Crowe.